Racing teams

Three years ago, NASCAR was on life support as a video game. Today, it’s the next esports league, and that may be its future as a spectator sport. Qualifying for the eNASCAR Heat Pro League, running on NASCAR Heat 3 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, has been going on for a month and will continue another two weeks, and will ultimately see up to 32 racing fans placed with real-life driving teams for an inaugural season beginning later this year. That’s a huge step for a major North American sport once cast away by the big shots of video game publishing, then taken on, almost as a labor of love, by a small group of industry veterans. And it may be the best hope for growth in a sport that annually tries things to spur viewer interest. “It’s certainly not lost on us that there are fewer people in the grandstands, and there are less people watching the [Monster Energy NASCAR] Cup racing on TV,” said Ed Martin, 704 Games’ president. Something like 700,000 … [Read more...] about The newest esports league might be the future of stock car racing

dWarning, I’m gonna tell another homespun story about growing up. But there was a dirt track east of town that I could hear with my bedroom window open on any summer Saturday night. The times I went over there, I’d watch those motorized trashcans in the modified division sling around the corners in dramatic, crowd-pleasing slides, then fishtail into a straightaway dive for the line. The past two weeks, I’ve tried to recreate this mental picture on my PlayStation 4 as NASCAR Heat 3 has expanded dirt racing significantly in the main game and its career mode. Racing on dirt this year is a little more controlled and more understandable than its debut last year when the real life Eldora Speedway was added to the game along with the Camping World Trucks series. But in NASCAR Heat 3 novices’ lap times and qualification spots will quickly plateau in the traction-assisted setup; driving without traction control, though faster, takes nonstop management. I suspect the … [Read more...] about NASCAR Heat 3 impressions: Cleaner racing and plenty of dirt

SEGA and Sumo Digital will once again be showing off their upcoming racing game Team Sonic Racing at Gamescom, which runs in Cologne, Germany from August 21 until August 25. Ahead of the game’s appearance there, the developers have unveiled and unveiled screenshots for Team Vector and a brand new stage called Ice Mountain. Team Vector does take a different form in Team Sonic Racing. While Vector the Crocodile is still on the team, Charmy Bee and Espio the Chameleon have been dropped in favor of Blaze the Cat and Silver the Hedgehog. Both Team Vector and Team Rose, which was unveiled back in June, will be playable to Gamescom attendees, as will the Ice Mountain stage. Team Sonic Racing drops the crossover nature of previous Sonic racing games and instead opts to, as the title suggests, have a more team-based structure. You can learn more about how that mechanic works in a recent gameplay video, and see our impressions of Team Sonic Racing and that mechanic from E3 2018. You … [Read more...] about Team Sonic Racing’s Team Vector and Ice Mountain Stage Unveiled

Today, during a livestream broadcasted to celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog’s 27th anniversary, Sega unveiled a new team coming to the upcoming racing game Team Sonic Racing. The new group of wacky racers is Team Rose, and of course, it’s led by pink hedgehog Amy Rose. We also get Chao and Big the Cat. Amy Rose’s attribute is speed, Chao’s is technique, and Big the Cat’s is Power. So far, two other teams have been revealed, Team Sonic and Team Dark. According to the press release from Sega, there will be more to be revealed at a later date. Below you can watch the livestream for yourself (it’s in Japanese, of course), and see the official artwork that we received with the press release. If you want to see more, you can check out the trailer revealed at E3 2018. Team Sonic Racing will launch on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch this winter. It can already be pre-ordered on Amazon. … [Read more...] about Team Sonic Racing’s Team Rose Revealed by Sega

Lace up your best red-and-white sneakers and buckle your seatbelts, because Sonic the Hedgehog and all his furry pals are (quite literally) racing your way. Say hello to Team Sonic Racing:Team Sonic Racing is a kart-style arcade racing game from Sumo Digital, the studio behind Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. However, where those games pulled in characters from across Sega's lineup of games (plus a cameo from Ralph of Disney's Wreck-It Ralph and Danica Patrick of the Indy Car series - and those god-awful GoDaddy commercials) Team Sonic Racing is strictly about Sega's spikiest mascot and his friends. Maybe a few enemies, too.The game will have 15 playable characters, each corresponding to a different type: Speed, Technique, and Power. There's your usual Grand Prix, Exhibition, and Time Trial modes, along with a Team Adventure Mode, which will give players a story to follow. There are 14 items to grab along the track and use against your … [Read more...] about Team Sonic Racing is a new kart racer speeding to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4, and PC